Die Linke

Die Linke, also known as the Left Party, is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The party was founded in 2007 as the result of the merger of... Wikipedia

  • Chairpersons:  Ines Schwerdtner, Luigi Pantisano
  • Deputy Chairpersons:  Ates Gürpinar, Luise Neuhaus-Wartenberg, Sabine Ritter, Maximilian Schirmer
  • Leaders in the Bundestag:  Heidi Reichinnek, Sören Pellmann
  • Secretary:  Janis Ehling
  • Founded:  June 16, 2007
  • Merger of:  PDS, WASG
  • Headquarters:  Karl-Liebknecht-Haus, Kleine Alexanderstraße 28, D-10178 Berlin
  • Think tank:  Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
  • Student wing:  Die Linke.SDS
  • Youth wing:  Left Youth Solid
  • LGBTQ wing:  DIE LINKE.queer
  • Membership (September 2026):  131,500
  • Ideology:  Democratic socialism
  • Political position:  Left-wing A[›]
  • European affiliation:  Party of the European Left
  • European Parliament group:  The Left in the European Parliament
  • Colours:  Red (official), Purple (customary)
  • Bundesrat:  1 / 69
  • State Parliaments:  103 / 1,875
  • Heads of State Governments:  0 / 16
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo
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